Hundreds of activists of five political parties courted arrest on 6th June in the state capital Bhuvaneswar while trying to enter into Orissa Secretariat as part of their civil disobedience agitation against alleged forcible land acquisition for Posco project near Paradip. The leaders of CPI, CPI(M), Forward Bloc, RJD and Samajwadi Party along with their supporters held a rally on Mahatma Gandhi Road before marching towards the state Secretariat. The agitators were prevented from entering the restricted zone by security personnel.
Demanding relocation of the proposed Posco project from fertile land in three gram panchayats of Dhinkia, Gobindpur and Gadakujang, CPI state secretary Dibakar Nayak justified their attempt to break laws. "When the state government breaks laws to acquire land for Posco, we do not see any wrong in civil disobedience agitation by the five political parties," Nayak said demanding immediate halt on use of force to acquire land for the South Korean steel major.
(Courtesy : Business Standard)
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